Soft Wash Roof Cleaning!

Have you ever wondered what is causing those dark streaks on your roof? Algae, moss, lichens, or fungal growth on roof shingles: causes, effects on roof life, cure & prevention. How to clean off roof moss and lichens: brushing, raking, washing, power-washing? How to prevent moss and lichens growth on roof surfaces: algae-resistant shingles, metal flashings, special products, sunshine. Caution advised before trying to remove moss or lichens growth from roof on your own.Moss on roofs or roof shingles:Here we explain the causes of algae, moss, lichens, or fungal growth on roof shingles, the effects of these conditions, and how to cure or prevent them. Just brushing or raking off moss won't prevent future moss growth, and if roof cleaning is not done with care you risk damaging the shingles and reducing the life of the roof.

Moss and lichens are more than a cosmetic issue on many kinds of roofing materials - asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingle roofs, wood shake roofs. By holding moisture against the roof surface lichens but more so moss speed the wear of the asphalt shingle surface in freezing climates by increasing frost damage to the mineral granule coating on the shingles.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF MOSS GROWTH ON ROOFS?BECAUSE MOSS OR LICHENS GROWING ON A ROOF SURFACE WILL HOLD MOISTURE ON THE ROOF LONGER THAN OTHER AREAS, THESE GROWTHS CAN REDUCE THE LIFE OF THE ROOF COVERING.PARTICULARLY WHERE THE ROOFING MATERIALS ARE ASPHALT SHINGLES OR WOOD SHINGLES, HOLDING WATER ON THE ROOF SURFACE BY ANY MEANS (LEAVES, DEBRIS, MOSS, OR LICHENS) SPEEDS UP WEAR ON THESE SHINGLES. IN FREEZING CLIMATES THERE MAY BE FASTER FROST DAMAGE, CRACKING, AND WEAR OF THE SHINGLES UNDER THE MOSS OR LICHENS. EVEN IN NON-FREEZING CLIMATES, THE ROOTS OR GROWTH STRUCTURES OF MOSS OR LICHENS EVENTUALLY PENETRATE AND SEPARATE THE ROOF SHINGLE MATERIALS, SPEEDING THEIR DEMISED.

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